Good morning! Are you ready for the adventures of Kid Cardinal and His Merrye Band of Frands? Kid is flying around and singing a lot, looking for love.

He’s a young guy because his beak hasn’t changed color yet.
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Kid hasn’t spotted a female cardinal yet but he’s going to keep looking, and when he finds one, he’s going to unleash...a tweet
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Questing for True Love is hungry work though, so snacking is allowed. But be careful, Kid Cardinal! Those sunflower seeds are pretty big!
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He hopped down to show that sunflower seed who’s boss. It’s him. It’s Kid Cardinal. He’s the boss.
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Hey, what was that? The dulcet tones of a Lady Cardinal? No? Dang it. Hang in there, Kid Cardinal. You’ll find true love eventually.
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Chuck Chickadee is a good bud and wishes Kid Cardinal the best. He’s sort of a...wingman
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Randy Red-Winged Blackbird is outraged—outraged, I say!—at my terrible bird puns, and scolds me on behalf of his fine feathered friends
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Harriet the Hairy Woodpecker is just here for the bugs.
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This is Lovey Dovey who has some very nice pale blue eyeshadow on.
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Steve Starling doesn’t care. He’s an invasive species. But his teal feathers shine winsomely in the sun.
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Stephanie Squirrel also doesn’t care about Kid Cardinal. She’s trying to remember where she buried her nuts last fall, and eating tree buds in the meantime.

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Somebody’s lining a nest! This chickadee tore off some mossy moss for some luxury accommodations.

And that’s all the action I saw from my deck yesterday afternoon. Hope you enjoy & have a great day.
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